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LOS ANGELES — "Glass Onion," a splashy murder mystery, grossed an estimated $13.3 million over the long Thanksgiving weekend, a feat considering it was only released in about 700 theaters.

Thanksgiving often serves up a feast of new family movies at the box office, but the Walt Disney Co.’s animated offering “Strange World” fizzled with audiences out of the gates. The production, which carried a reported $180 million budget, grossed just $18.6 million in ticket sales in its first five…

The Marvel sequel earns $180 million in North American ticket sales, second only to “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” among 2022 films.

At the start of the follow-up to 2018's groundbreaking Marvel movie "Black Panther," the kingdom of Wakanda is reeling. The beloved King T'Challa dies at the opening of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," a script change made after actor Chadwick Boseman passed away from cancer in 2020 just before the sequel…

“Black Adam,” the Dwayne Johnson-fronted DC superhero film, kept its hold on the No. 1 spot at the North American box office in its second weekend in theaters. Down 59% from its launch, and facing little new competition, “Black Adam” added $27.7 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total…

If you want to breathe new life into the romantic comedy genre, it helps to breathe some old life into it.

Warner Bros.′ “Black Adam” opened with an estimated $67 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Dwayne Johnson his biggest box-office weekend as a leading man and launching the DC Comics character he spent a decade to bring to the big screen. “Black Adam” was a $200-million bid to upset…

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No matter how you look at the numbers, “Halloween Ends” had a good opening weekend. Touted as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, the slasher pic earned $41.3 million in ticket sales from 3,901 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the first film…

Moviegoing audiences chose the horror movie over the romantic comedy to kick off the month of October. Paramount’s “Smile” topped the North American charts with $22 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, leaving Billy Eichner’s rom-com “Bros” in the dust. Universal’s “Bros” launched with an estimated $4.8…

LOS ANGELES — If you're a director with a movie about to open in two days, it's safe to say you don't want to be answering questions on a late-night talk show about whether one of your stars spat on another. Just ask Olivia Wilde.